Petrona Del Carmen

Petrona del Carmen L. makes rosquillas (a doughnut shaped cracker), tustacas (a type of corn cake with sugar) and quesadillas. She makes these in her home with the help of her daughters. She distributes her product to different businesses in the cities of El Paraiso and Danli. Her rosquillas are in high demand. They are characterized by their flavor and how crunchy they are. This is the main source of income for Petrona.

She will use this loan to buy materials to make her rosquillas, tustacas and quesadillas.

Petrona is an enterprising woman with a spirit to overcome difficulties. She has had to fight on her own to raise and educate her children.

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Prisma Honduras, S.A.

This loan is administered by Prisma Honduras. Prisma is one of Kiva's first field partners in Central America and has funded over 2,500 entrepreneurs through Kiva since 2008. Prisma funds smaller than average loans for micro-entrepreneurs to help them grow businesses in urban and rural areas. To improve living conditions in Honduras, the organization strives to empower women who lack access to traditional financial services, and promotes solar panels to deliver clean, affordable electricity to rural areas. Through its four branches in southern and central Honduras, Prisma provides access to financial products to some of the poorest and most isolated communities in the country.